Ahmet Dedeoğlu
05-19-2008, 11:36 PM
A second method has one of the three front line defenders guard the passer, and then stay with the passer after the in-bounds pass has been made. This is to prevent the pass back to the offensive player who in-bounded the ball. The other two front line defenders trap the ball, and the other two defenders play the gaps between the offensive players.
The defenders must stay ahead of the ball. If the ball gets ahead of any defender, he/she must sprint back immediately to stay between the ball and the basket. If the press gets beaten, all defenders must sprint back to the paint and protect the basket. Once the break is stopped, they can fan out into their zone or man-to-man assignments.
Playing the gaps.
Diagram B. There are 4 passing lanes to the offensive players. The 3 defenders not involved in the trap (X3, X4 and X5), stagger themselves between those lanes, and look for the interception.[Only Registered Users Can See Links]
The defenders must stay ahead of the ball. If the ball gets ahead of any defender, he/she must sprint back immediately to stay between the ball and the basket. If the press gets beaten, all defenders must sprint back to the paint and protect the basket. Once the break is stopped, they can fan out into their zone or man-to-man assignments.
Playing the gaps.
Diagram B. There are 4 passing lanes to the offensive players. The 3 defenders not involved in the trap (X3, X4 and X5), stagger themselves between those lanes, and look for the interception.[Only Registered Users Can See Links]